There’s divinity everywhere, all
around us, and in each of us.
To spot the divine in yourself and in all
creation around you, you must be willing, not just looking for or seeking it.
The willingness here is the ability to know that just as you are unique, so is
all of creation. Just as you have dreams, others do too. Just as you have
opinions and emotions, others have them too. Willingness here is to accept that
all creation is beautiful and special and that you are blessed to be part of
this whole Universe. When you see divinity in everything and everyone around
you, you see the Master Plan, the Cosmic Design, at work.
In Hindu mythology there are several
stories of the different incarnations of God. While this has led to a plethora
of Gods being worshipped by Hindus worldwide, the hidden message in the
propagation of such myths must not be lost. That each of us is God incarnated
as well. And each of us is capable of love, compassion and selfless service
like Rama or Budha or Muhammed or Jesus. Awakening to this truth and
discovering the divine in us, around us, is what nirvana__a state where we extinguish ignorance of who we are and
find ourselves liberated and free__is all about. The Indian greeting 'namaste', interestingly introduced to me
and elucidated by my American friend Mark Lewis from Phoenix, Arizona, is not
just a mere folding of hands, bowing of the head or a respectful gesture. It
means “I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells. I honor
the place in you which is of love, of truth, of light, and of peace. When you
are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, we are One. The divine
in me bows to the divine in you.” Namaste to all of you!
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